Monuments Took Centuries to Rise and Fall
A collection of historic building feats from Cologne Cathedral to Restormel Castle shows centuries of patient labor. Cologne began in 1848 and completed in 1880 after 682 years, while Kingsgaberg Castle endured 204 years of stoppages as conflicts reshaped its stones. Restormel required 90 years with one third spent digging foundations, and Milan and Florence cathedrals stretched 419 and 603 years respectively. A London King stray tale follows about a Yankee traveler who refused frontier scrutiny, prompting reaction from a petty prince’s customs official.
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Cologne
Kingsgaberg
Jutland
Jhorsing
Kingsgoberg
Restormel Castle
Cornwall
Restormel
Milan
Napoleon
Duomo
Florence
Arnulfo
Kent and Burr Duel A Lesson In Civil Disdain
James Kent, famed for his Commentaries on American Law, admired Hamilton and opposed Burr after Burr killed Hamilton. In New York, Kent shouted across Nassau Street, calling Burr a scoundrel, who bowed and replied with a professional nod honoring the chancellor’s opinions.
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Kent
Burr
James Kent
Blackstone
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
New York
Nassau Street
Argonaut
Archias Executed After Spartan Plot At Banquet
The Spartans seized on rhobes and set Archias against Pelopidas who led 11 allies to kill Archias. A plot letter was given to the Spartan polemarch but Archias hid it saying Business tomorrow. By sunrise he lay dead.
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Rhobes
Archias
Pelopidas
Literary Club Sought By Long-Haired Visitor
The long haired visitor asks for a literary club, and the editor confirms its existence and asks about the visitor's literary credentials.
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Catholic Standard and News
A Way Out of It
A book agent rings the bell and asks to talk to the lady of the house. The man welcomes the agent while the woman remains nearby. The householder hints that a joint conversation could happen if they both speak at once, suggesting a playful impasse in a domestic scene.
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Chicago News
Widow’s Tale of a Cook’s Ambitious Demands
A family seeks a cook in a west end mansion filled with European mementos. Evangeline, a poised applicant, names her prices from 10 to 25 dollars, insisting on 25 as the only acceptable rate while the family contemplates starting at 17.35.
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West End
Europe
Fam
Ily
Evangeline
Washington Star
A Witty Irishman Joke Tells Of The Devil Choosing
Friends of Archbishop Whately sought Irish wit after a meal. A crossing sweeper is asked which of two men the devil would take. The sweeper deflects to Father Malony, then praises himself, saying the devil would choose him because he is sure of the archbishop's intercession at any time.
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Terence
Shipping bill foes face foreign rivals in congress debate
Special correspondence in Washington reports a heated argument over the shipping bill as opponents claim it aims to revive American trade and build a merchant fleet. The piece outlines foreign shipowners and free traders as main adversaries, with claims the bill would offset higher costs and subsidies. The narrative moves to a Washington dinner scene with Mrs. Montague Brown and a cabinet officer as a bellwether of high society interest.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
United States
Reform Club of
New York
Washington
Mrs. Montague
Montague Brown, Jr
Harper’s Magazine
People demand action to build American shipping now
The public insists Congress act without delay to enact a measure that will put American ships on the seas in sufficient numbers. While most voters cannot judge legislative details, they unanimously want Congress to fulfill its duty and deliver results. The New York Times editorial urges Democrats to push a vote, warning against minority obstruction.
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Congress
Senate
New York Times
Break-Up-A-Cold Tablets Promise Sleep Aid
L M Bosworth advertises Break-Up-A-Cold Tablets claimed to break up a bad cold overnight. The ad promises no cure no pay and lists a 25 cent price.
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L. M. Bosworth
Denominational Convictions Shape Tiny Collections
A quip notes that men with strong denominational beliefs often scrutinize every coin in their pockets at collection time, implying zeal even for the smallest denomination.
Too Extravagant Cashier Boiled Ham Mystery
A Louisville Times excerpt recounts how a cashier was exposed for extravagance in champagne boiled ham cravings. Neighbors and bank directors investigated his accounts after rumors spread about his costly cooking habits. The man, once seen as a model husband, faced deprivation of his beloved dish.
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Blank
Louisville Times
World of Graft in McClures February issue
Josiah Flynt, famed explorer of the underworld, discusses Chicago and its municipal government from the lawbreakers’ viewpoint in the February McClure’s Magazine feature. The piece follows a humorous marriage notice vignette and notes Flynt’s analysis of urban corruption.
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Josiah Flynt
McClure’s
Chicago
Farms for sale through the Farmer's Cooperative Association
A brief notice describes farms for sale through the Farmer's Cooperative Association. The fragment also offers a cautionary line about a single step from stability to ruin written in a moralistic tone.
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The
Farmer's Cooperative Association
Pile treatment ad offers free samples and guarantee
An old time medical ad offers a “great pile cure” with a free pile pipe in each package and a “No Cure No Pay” guarantee for 50 cents. It includes a sermon-like line urging parents to keep children at home rather than praying for eternity.
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Rector
Its as Certain as Death and Taxes Rector Pile Remedy
Seller L. M. Bosworth advertises Rector, a pile remedy, claiming guaranteed cure with no cure no pay. Each package includes a free pile pipe and 50 cent pricing with samples offered.
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L. M. Bosworth
Christ Pillar: Bringing People to Church Through Faith
The idea emphasizes sharing Christ to draw people into church life. It argues that evangelism and personal testimony are needed to transform attendance and community engagement.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Offer Liver Cleanse Pills
Advertisement notes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as dainty pills that cleanse the liver and remove obstructions. It also promotes a charity remark about offerings and suggests Mandolin Guitar Violin and Accordions as Christmas gifts from Titpen & LOUGHRAN.
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DeWitt
L. M. Bosworth
If men put more sense into their sacred service
A compact reflection argues that practical sense in sacred service would raise public faith in clerical sanctity and moral authority. The aphorism links reason to trust in religious leadership and urges reform through sensible conduct.
When We Thank God For Pleasures It Becomes Harder
A reflective line suggests gratitude for pleasures makes burdens easier or harder to bless, tying joy and adversity in spiritual contemplation. The statement implies a moral or religious prompt about gratitude toward God in all circumstances.
Native herbs offer cure guarantee for rheumatism
Advertisement for B. Cowdrey selling native herbs as a treatment for rheumatism and blood diseases. Offers a two hundred days supply per bottle with personal testimony available. money back if a cure is not effected following directions. 37
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B. Cowdrey
Chicago & North Western Time Table
All baggage to be checked must be delivered at baggage room 25 minutes before arrival of train. G. W. Rogers.
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G. W. Rogers
Business Opportunities Along Chicago Great Western Ry
A classified notice invites investors to join growing towns in Minnesota Iowa and Missouri along the Chicago Great Western line. It lists promising openings in blacksmithing medicine dressmaking furniture grain buying live stock buying general merchandise hardware harness tailoring cold storage creameries and canning factories with guidance from W. J. Reed Industrial Adventist at 601 Endicott Block St. Paul Minnesota.
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Chicago Great Western Ry
Miingis
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
W. J. Reed Industrial Avent
G. Wi
Endicott Blq
St. Paul, Minn
Illinois Central R R Stockholders Special Meeting Notice
A special meeting of Illinois Central Railroad Company stockholders will be held in Chicago on Saturday January 26 1901 at eleven in the forenoon. Free travel tickets are issued to each registered holder to Chicago and return for the four days around the meeting with countersignature at the Assistant Secretary office in Chicago. Applications must include exact name and address as on stock certificate and the certificate number and date. Only one person may be carried free per stock holding.
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Illinois Central Railroad Company
Norick
Iinois Central Railroad Company
Chicago
Illinois
Illinois Central Railroad
W. G. Bruen
Sacagd
A. G. Hac
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Christ
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Arctics
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Daniel Bros. & Herman
Tilden & Loughran
Mutualhone
Les
Buck’s
E.davis
Chicago & North Western
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Chicae Ial
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Overland Limited
Chicago Omaha
Fioux
Pacific Express
Colorado
Seana
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